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Tablet Processors to Shrink for First Time

by Tom Allen

The global tablet processor market will continue to slow this year, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on a saturated market; phablet competition; and low-cost notebook popularity. The market will reach the point of stagnation ‘in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 21| Worldwide

Wistron Forecasts Positive Second Half

by Tom Allen

Wistron expects its notebook shipments to be flat in this quarter, from last quarter’s 4.7 million units. However, the company has told the Taipei Times that it is optimistic for the second half of …

BAE Focuses on Augmented Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

BAE has announced a partnership with the University of Birmingham with the goal of developing augmented reality systems. The new “augmented reality systems could revolutionize complex emergency response and military battlefield operations, by drastically …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Fujitsu Works on Smartglasses in Different Forms

by Norbert Hildebrand

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we had a chance to see a smartglass device that was developed by Fujitsu for the vertical markets(Fujitsu Looks to Industrial Apps and Iris Recognition). Now Fujitsu …

Exhibition Highlights from Streaming Media East

by Norbert Hildebrand

Streaming Media East also had a small exhibition area with 47 companies showing off their offering related to content creation and streaming video. While there were some acquisition-related exhibitors, most exhibitors offered management and …

AT&T Brands its First Tablet

by Tom Allen

AT&T has released its first self-branded tablet; as well as being the first to bear the AT&T logo, the Trek HD is also the company’s first tablet to run Android 5.0. The tablet is …

Tags:AT&T| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 20

‘Significant’ HUD Growth to 2020

by Tom Allen

Image: WardsAutoHUDs are the next step on the path to fully autonomous vehicles, was a message coming from the 2015 WardsAuto Interiors Conference in Detroit this month. Speaker Jennifer Wahnschaf, of Continental, told organisers …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Sharp Secures Second Bank Bail-Out

by Helen Vince

After months of speculation, Sharp has unveiled its new medium-term management plan which includes the second bank bail-out in three years and the cutting of 10% of its global workforce. The company also said …

Booky Bets on VR

by Tom Allen

UK bookmaker William Hill is using VR to increase the declining number of horse racing bets it is receiving. Gamblers can wear an Oculus Rift headset (or use any Google Cardboard-like device) to view …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Rumour: Apple Interested in Blackberry?

by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Apple is considering a plan to acquire struggling Blackberry in a bid to improve its presence in the enterprise market. Reports suggest that Apple’s main interest could be …

Tags:Apple| BlackBerry| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

IDC: Commercial Tablets Drive Growth in Europe

by Tom Allen

Western Europe’s tablet market faced challenges again in Q1’15, declining 10.5% YoY to 8.5 million units. IDC’s data shows that the contraction was mainly down to slow consumer demand; commercial adoption grew, with volumes …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Magna Global Worldwide Programmatic Ad Spend

Programmatic Video Advertising at Streaming Media East

by Norbert Hildebrand

One cannot discuss the economics of TV and video without considering advertising. Most platforms today use mixed modes of advertising and subscription to provide an economically viable platform. Streaming video platforms are being offered …